Massive landslide in Washington state damages home, threatens others

A landslide on Whidbey Island off the coast of Washington State took one home with it and left 33 others perched precariously on the cliffs. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports.

Residents reportedly heard what sounded like thunder before a massive landslide on an island in Washington state, which damaged one home and threatened or isolated dozens more.

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An aerial photo shows a landslide near Coupeville, Whidbey Island, Wash., on Wednesday. The slide severely damaged one home and isolated or threatened others.

The slide occurred about 4:15 a.m. on the west side of Whidbey Island near the town of Coupeville, NBC station KING 5 reported. No one was injured.

Dramatic pictures showed one home off its foundation on a bluff. It had moved several hundred feet, Deputy Chief Chad Michael of Central Whidbey and Rescue told NBC News.

Other home owners lost large sections of their yards to the slide, and at least one house was now perched precariously with only a 10-foot strip of ground separating it from a large drop to the shoreline of Puget Sound, an inland sea dotted with numerous islands.